#Sealife

[mbari-blog]

A deep-sea coral's secret weapon against hungry predators—sweeper tentacles.

A bamboo coral’s stony branches contain thousands of tiny polyps living and working together. The individual polyps stretch feathery tentacles into the currents to grasp plankton and other particles of food drifting in the currents.

When predators like nudibranchs and sea stars try to make a meal of a coral’s polyps, the colony can put up a fight. These fleshy sweeper tentacles are loaded with powerful stinging cells that gently sway along the base of this shaggy bamboo coral (Isidella tentaculum) to keep predators from crawling up to eat those precious polyps.

Learn more about these captivating corals on our website.

#MBARI #DeepSea #Ocean #SeaLife #SecretWeapon

[bendenbirseyler]

Kıyıköy, Kırklareli, TR, 2023

#sea #beach #nature #travel #summer #photography #ocean #sunset #sun #love #photooftheday #sky #instagood #mare #landscape #picoftheday #beautiful #travelphotography #italy #holiday #photo #naturephotography #ig #water #instagram #blue #vacation #waves #art #sealife

[synthsapphires]

the deep sea creatures when a scientist shows up with a flashlight outta no where

#talks #me and my wife are cackling about this idea #marine biology #hit post #sealife

[dozydawn]

vintage fishbowl charms

#charms #charm bracelet #fish #fishbowl #1k #sealife #shaking my head so people know i understand fishbowls aren’t good

[thedeepsharks]

#thedeepsharks #sharks #sea creatures #fish #sealife #shark #the deep sharks #oceancore #sea life #ocean

[sarahmackattack]

I'm a squid biologist on a mission

To bring squid facts to you. To your friends. To your neighbors. To some random dude named Brad who you've never met.

How? The Squid Facts Project. It's a street art campaign and hotline that texts folks squid facts!

Only snag in this hair-brained plan is that texting people is kiiinda expensive. So! I teamed up with Philly artist Corey Danks to sell shirts to keep the hotline running. Every one of those shirt dollars helps deliver squid facts to people.

Like, over 70,000 people over the last year!!! Isn't that wild?

So anyway. Get a shirt. They're cool, *and* they keep people learning about squid. It's a beautiful thing.

Also, the backs have the squid facts hotline on them so by wearing these you're helping people learn about squid too.

If you can't buy one, give us a reblog. I run a small science education nonprofit called Skype a Scientist, we're scrappy but trying so hard!!

#Squidtember #Squid #Cephalopods #science #marine biology #cephalopod #scicomm #sealife #marine life #squid facts #A lovely outfit for you #educational outfits?

[beetlefreaker]

water creatures for your eyes

#nature moodboard #moodboard #blue moodboard #ocean #ocean moodboard #ocean stim #sealife #sea creatures #isopod #shark #sharks #jellyfish #starfish #ponyo (2008) #ponyo moodboard #dumbo octopus #octopus #fishblr #stimboard #ocean stimboard

[ltwilliammowett]

Hmmm I would say that there is a possibility of wet feet this morning .....

Video by Smart Buddy

#sealife #work at sea #modern ships

[victusinveritas]

#zoo #elephants #sealife

[nonetoon]

New comic, simply titled Aquarium! Hope you all enjoy the fun new guy!

#my art #comic #comics #long post #aquarium #fish #sealife #cryptid #monster

[beautyunderthewaves]

Bobtail Squid Appreciation 💙

#beauty under the waves #sea #ocean #underwater #marine wildlife #ocean life #saltwater #marine creatures #sea creatures #sealife #squid #bobtail squid #animal #marine animal #marine biology #holographic #cute #beautiful #animal photography #ocean animal #ocean lover #animal lover #sea lover #aesthetic #cephalopods

[strawlessandbraless]

Oh to be a Dumbo Octopus without a care 🐙

The dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis) is a deep sea animal that lives on the ocean floor at extreme depths of 9,800 to 13,000 feet.

Females usually find a mate around their second birthday and take a seamen packet from the male so they can fertilize their eggs on the go when they please. They can even get pregnant while being pregnant, they’re basically always pregnant.

Love to sea it 🌊

#marine biology #marine science #marine life #sea life #sealife #fish #ocean #science #underwater #fishposting #oceanposting #oceanography #marine animals #octopus #dumbo octopus #cephalopod #cephalopoda #ocean life #marine creatures #sea critters #ocean animals #marine critters #sea creatures #ocean creatures #sea animals #aquatic life #love to sea it #deep sea #there are many benefits to being a marine biologist #biology

[marinememes]

#octopus #cephalopods #cephalopod #polls #marine biology #aquarium #fish #sharks #deep sea #oceanposting #sea creatures #ocean #fishblr #science #sealife #octopuses #octopi #octopodes

[dozydawn]

Beaded cloisonné hermit crab by Amy Kopperude.

#amy kopperude #beadwork #cloisonne #hermit crab #sealife

[thedeepsharks]

YIPPE

#the deep sharks #thedeepsharks #shark #sharks #sealife #sea creatures #sea #oceancore #oceanlife #ocean creatures #ocean life #ocean

[sarahmackattack]

Let’s get carcinized.

With the crab facts advent calendar, you can scratch off the iridescence to reveal one crab fact every day! We dug deep into the facts vault to bring you some deep cuts. We know you'll love 'em.

Get a calendar here 👇🏻

Art by @franzanth

These calendars support Skype a scientist! We're a small science education nonprofit. We connect scientists with classrooms, scout troops, libraries and more! We offer our programming totally for free. We also run the squid facts hotline! Calendars support our work 🧬

#carcinization #crabs #science #marine biology #scicomm #sealife #marine life #science communication